Lisa Mita Artist Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1156856522984384122015-12-03T10:40:21-08:00I am a mother of 3 wonderful children... Happily Divorced - with 3 little dogs... I work full time as an executive sales representative so my full time job is pretty stressful.
I lost my mother a few years ago and I realized that therapy was just not working. Add that with a marriage that was failing it was like my creative side needed an escape and 1 day I stumbled onto Donna Downey's Inspiration Wednesday Videos on youtube. That was it I took a paint brush in hand with paint and canvas and what I was journaling and then would look at the pages and realized that what I was working out mentally was coming out in this book.
I am an artist (well over time I realized that).
I have always been creative at some level very big into scrapbook artist, rubber stamping, more recently getting into mixed media . And I'm an art journal artist... When I found the Art Journaling the healing began. I tell everyone 2 pages in my Art Journal is better than 30 days of Therapy.
I am very happy to announce that I have just been added to my 1st Design Team. Sin City Stamps you can find them at www.sincitystamps.comTypePadLONG TIME... so sorry i've been gone for so long... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a019aff7d5e0d970d01bb0898dea0970d2015-12-03T10:40:21-08:002015-12-03T10:40:21-08:00I am so very sorry i've been gone for such a long time - i just hit such a creative block I couldn't work around...Lisa Mita

I am so very sorry i've been gone for such a long time - i just hit such a creative block I couldn't work around it - i did realize what happen and now just working through it all. i tend when i get involved in something new that I have to have everything - so when I like a paint - I then purchase every color - new medium - same thing... then what happens is I have way too much stuff that I don't know where to start and I get so blocked...

So what I did was pick up my Camera - and POP!!! passion... Ive been taking photos for pretty much the last year - Below is just a sampling of what i've been up too. i hope you enjoy... this block is going to switch over to more of photography.

These are just a few of the photo shoots i've been doing - but i have to say i just love it!!!! love it!!!

I'm running a fall special if anyone in the New Jersey/New York would like me to take photos. $100 that includes 20 edited photos - you get access to all of the photos i take. Just reach out. lisamita@optonline.net

Our Visit to Peony's Envy Bernardsville, NJtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a019aff7d5e0d970d01b7c799b722970b2015-06-07T21:00:00-07:002015-06-07T21:00:00-07:00This was my first time finding this amazing Peony farm in New Jersey. This post is going to be lots of photos... but i hope...Lisa Mita

we went last night and had a picnic on the front lawn for my birthday.

A Video of a Large Canvas that evolved into something I lovetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a019aff7d5e0d970d01bb082ffea0970d2015-05-17T21:00:00-07:002015-05-17T21:00:00-07:00Here's a video of the progress of finally going in the right direction with this canvas. It started out very different. Didn't like this... So...Lisa Mita

Here's a video of the progress of finally going in the right direction with this canvas.

It started out very different.

Didn't like this... So I added Joint Compound.

Still didn't like it...

So finally got an idea.

I hope you enjoy... And I hope this shows you to keep going - even if you feel like maybe it's done - it's not done... You keep going until you get this feeling "DONE".

Lots and lots of layers.... Paint - and then took it steps further.

Don't have the video of the last layers

First Color Run Experience - and WOW so much fun!!!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a019aff7d5e0d970d01b8d1141469970c2015-05-14T21:00:00-07:002015-05-14T21:00:00-07:00My kids High School - the Junior & Senior Class put together this Color Run event at Lurker Park in East Hanover, NJ. This was...Lisa Mita

My kids High School - the Junior & Senior Class put together this Color Run event at Lurker Park in East Hanover, NJ. This was the first time i've ever participate in this and oh boy was it so much fun.

What fun... and so many participate - I can't wait until the next time. And While I only made it 1 time around (1 mile) of the 5 Miles - just have gained too much weight and put too much pressure on my knees - I've made a goal that next year when I do this - I'll be doing the entire 5 miles...

Creatively block finally broken....tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a019aff7d5e0d970d01b7c784ed54970b2015-05-05T21:00:00-07:002015-05-05T21:00:00-07:00I've been fighting bad creatively block I know what happens and I do it to myself each time. I end up shopping for "art supplies"...Lisa Mita

I've been fighting bad creatively block

I know what happens and I do it to myself each time.

I end up shopping for "art supplies" things that I want - need - additional colors you name it...

Then i mentally get too overwhelmed and end up shutting down.

Well I started cleaning things up - and organizing this past week

And i'm going to be cleaning things out and getting rid of the crazy extra stash I have... it doesn't work and only ends up holding me back.

Once I made that decision - I was finally able to finish 2 large canvas that I've been struggling with.

And here's the other one

I hope you pull past your creatively block... I love when I finally can get through it....